                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PARTICIPATION IN SETOFF PROGRAM NOT PERMITTED IN CERTAIN INSTANCES (§ 58.1-522)

A. If the claimant agency determines that the administrative cost, as defined in
the rules promulgated by the Tax Commissioner, of utilizing this article will
exceed the amount of the delinquent debt, then such claimant agency shall not
participate in the setoff program below such levels determined economically
infeasible.

B. Neither the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the
Authority) nor the University of Virginia Medical Center (the Center) shall
participate in the setoff program for debts related to medical treatment unless
the Authority or Center has undertaken all reasonable efforts to determine
whether an individual with delinquent debt is eligible for Medicaid or other
assistance under the Authority&#8217;s or the Center&#8217;s financial
assistance policy.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-19.9; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1984, cc. 675, 720;
2020, c. 577.